1951-
male
bizen plottery
From Fukuoka Prefecture. Second son of Nagasue Harumi of Toyosaki Kichiemonkama Kiln. Dropped out of Meiji University and later completed training at Seto Ceramics Training School. Was drawn to unglazed Bizen ware in 1975 and entered Bishugama to train for over seven years. Learned the potter’s wheel from Yamamoto Toshu and Yuichi. Set up a half-underground cave kiln there independently in 1982. Has won the Okayama Mayor’s Prize in the Traditional Crafts branch Exhibition, the Okayama Prefecture Tsuyama Mayor’s Prize, the Sanyo Newspaper Prize, etc. Selected for the Japan Ceramics Exhibition and others. Focuses on scarlet tea bowls and tableware.
